Rail-fastening.



F. WIEDER.

RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.10.1912.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

TTED TATE PATENT EFFTQEQ FRANZ WIEIDEB, OFBLIERSHEIIE, GERM'ANY, ASSIGNOR TO FRIED. KRUPP AKTIEN- GESELLSCHAFT, OF ESSEN-ON-TI'IE-RUHR, GERMANY.

RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed December 10, 1912. Serial No. 735,868.

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on the inside of the track, for the passing through of all the parts that serve to con nect the rail with the tie; and this rail fastening is moreover distinguished by greater safety in running, combined with low costs of manufacture and maintenance.

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing where,

Figure 1 shows a central longitudinal section of the rail fastening; Fig. 2, a top plan of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 a section along 33 of 1 seen from the left.

The rail A rests by means of tie plates 13 on iron cross ties O. The rail is secured against lifting from the tie by means of a clamping piece D, which is fastened in usual manner by a bolt E with a rectangular head 6 The clamping piece 1) engages with its projection (Z the opening F provided for the bolt E at the inside of the track in the tie plate and the top of the tie, in order to prevent any inward displacement of the rail. The rail A is secured against outward dis placement by means of a' special hook shaped shoe G. This shoe rests in a recess 5 of the tie plate B and fits tightly against the bottom face of the foot of the rail. It grips with a hook g around the foot a of the rail on the outside of the track, and with a hook 9 under the top of the tie, on the new inside of the trac c, this latter hook reaching a lng in said tie plate registering with the cross tie opening, said shoe being constructed as a double hook engaging the foot of the rail at one end and said openings at the other end to prevent out-ward displacement of the rail.

2. Rail fastening for cross ties comprising a tie plate, an S-shaped rail shoe and a clampin member, said tie plate having an opening registering with an opening in the cross tie; a recess in said tie plate forming a seat for said shoe, one end of said shoe engaging with one side, and said clamping member with the other side of the foot of the rail, the other end of said shoe engaging with said openings.

3. Rail fastening for cross ties comprising a tie plate, a rail shoe and a clamping member, said tie plate having an opening registering with an opening in the cross tie; a recess in said tie plate forming a seat for said shoe; said shoe being constructed as a double hook engaging the foot of the rail with one end and said openings with the other end.

4. Rail fastening for cross ties comprising a tie plate, a rail shoe and a clamping member, said tie plate having an opening registering with an opening in the cross tie; a recess in said tie plate forming a seat for said shoe; said shoe being constructed as a double hook engaging one side of the foot of the rail with one end and said openings with the other end; said clamping member constructed to engage the other side of the foot of the rail by means of one of its sides and with its opposite side to engage both with said tie plate and in said opening of the cross tie; said clamping member having The foregoing specification signed at Bara clamping bolt with a, rectangular head men, Germany, this 19th day of November, reaching through the opening of and grip- 1912.

ping the under side of the topof the cross FRANZ WVIEDER. [1,. s.] tie and drawing the several parts together In presence of for preventing side displacement of the rail HELEN NUFER,

on the cross tie. Y 7 ALBERT NUFER.

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